After you find a home that you like, the next step is to ensure the house is in top condition with a home inspection. Once the buyer and seller have settled on price, the inspection lets the buyer know that the soon-to-be-purchased home is really worth the money inside and out. But a home inspection is never a guarantee that your new home is going to be in perfect working order.
Radon emmissions, buried leaking oil tanks, asbestos, failed chimneys, faulty sewer lines, history of excessive ground water during rainy season and/or flooding from nearby creeks and/or rivers, structural deficiencies, fire damage which some unscrupulous home sellers know is concealed behind sheetrock and do not disclose to prospective home buyers, faulty wiring, loud and/or volatile neighbors, properties with a past history of drug sales, meth manufacturing and/or neighboring properties with possible drug activity, history of crime and/or vandalism.registered sex offender(s) living in close proximity,
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If you are in the market to buy and/or sell a home in the Portland metro area consider enlisting the advice of a experienced real estate broker, Earline Penson, Principal Broker with Coldwell Banker Seal's Uptown Office. Earline has a wealth of experience working with home buyers and sellers in every price range. You can reach Earline at 503.804.8781
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